Broken bone

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Broken bone

Alternative Names

Bone - broken; Fracture; Stress fracture

Symptoms

A visibly out-of-place or misshapen limb or joint
Swelling, bruising, or bleeding
Intense pain
Numbness and tingling
Broken skin with bone protruding
Limited mobility or inability to move a limb

References

Browner, BD. Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2003.


X-ray


Fracture types (1)


Fracture, forearm - X-ray


External fixation device


Fractures across a growth plate


Internal fixation devices


Fracture types (2)

$Bone fracture repair - series$
Bone fracture repair - series

Review Date: 5/7/2007
Reviewed By: Thomas N. Joseph, MD, Private Practice specializing in Orthopaedics, subspecialty Foot and Ankle, Camden Bone & Joint, Camden, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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